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Sony Ericsson closing four facilities, laying off 2,000 employees worldwide

Sony Ericsson has yet to make this public, but we've learned that the flagging handset maker has caved once more to the pressures of the modern phone market place. If you'll recall, 450 employees were nixed from the company's payrolls in September of last year, and now the entire Research Triangle Park facility is being shuttered. In an internal announcement made this morning, SE is fixing to close four total sites: RTP in North Carolina, a smaller Miami facility and operations in Kista (Sweden) and Chennai. All told, 2,000 employees will be trimmed, with severance packages being offered to those who qualify. As of now, the departing individuals have yet to be chosen, with employees in RTP given the opportunity to apply for jobs elsewhere (likely in Atlanta or California). We're told that the cuts will happen "in stages," with project teams being assembled as we speak to work out the logistics. Frankly, we aren't as shocked as we are saddened to hear the news -- SE has refused to keep pace with the other handset makers, and its decision to wait until next year to ship an Android device is indicative of the choices that have kept it in the shadows these past few years. Here's hoping this restructuring effort actually gets things headed in the right direction.
http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/18/sony-ericsson-closing-four-facilities-laying-off-2-000-employee/

[Q] How to (back)order an Adam?

Tablets are appearing left, right, and center these days and I think I have decided that I would like to support the innovative little guy. However, I have sent several emails over the course of the last month inquiring how someone could place an order.
I am in the US (if that matters) and was wondering if anyone had successfully ordered or put their names on a waiting list recently (and if so how?), and how long it takes from start to stop to get your adam.
Thanks!

RE: pre-order windows? existance is futile?
I've been wondering the same thing. Every time I talk myself into grabbing one I can't seem to locate any way of pre-ordering.
Aside from the few that are marked up/snarked up on *bay... I too would rather support the little guy. Though I fear that once I get around to talking myself into picking up a tablet again, an iPad2 will head my way.

I believe Notion Ink has finished taking orders for their 2nd pre-order.
http://store.notionink.com/subscribe.php
This link gets you on their list of people who have interest in purchasing one. If they have any left to sell they will contact you.
The first batch of orders in Dec were across the map as far as time from ordering to delivery (Some got theres in Jan, others not till recently)
I don't believe anyone in this second batch has gotten delivery yet. I ordered mine on Feb 9th and the estimated shipping date is March 3rd-10th (but who knows if that will hold true).
There is a reason why they are calling these "Pre-Orders", I think it is taking them some time to produce them which is certainly a risk us consumers are taking. But have faith if you think this device suits you the best.

iPad 2 really doesn't look like it offers much more then the iPad 1
Yes it is thinner/lighter, yes it has two cameras, and yes it now has a dual core processor....but the main reason I gravitate towards the Adam is the fact is offers most of that along with more consumer friendly inputs/outputs, a physical design that will be easier to hold, and of course Honeycomb which offers so much more for me over the Apple OS 4.3

iPad 2
I agree the only thing I like about the iPad 2 is the cover, which if I am honest really is brilliant in its simplicity, utility, and awesomeness. Other than that...
Still, I am not sure which device best fits my needs (I just know I want to support small innovators) My problem is that I am a grad student who is trying to go paperless. I try and read my articles, grade my papers and read my news on a monitor, and it might be nice to have something that I could hold rather than put on my lap.
Also pretty sure that 7 inches is just too small (maybe 10 is too big) who knows...I wish there were more brick and mortar stores where I could try them out.

The Xoom is available to try out at best buy. So you could at least get an idea of what 10inch's is like as well as Honeycomb vs. the Apple OS.
The LG Optimus Pad and supposedly a new Galaxy Tab are coming out with 8.9inch screens.
If you are focusing on the Adam for its Pixel Qi screen for reading I would research more reviews on how it does indoors vs. outdoors. I opted to order the LCD version only since I don't plan on using it as an e-reader or for outdoor purposes. I mainly want it to replace my personal laptop that i lug around whenever I travel just to check email/surf the web/ and watch movies.

I ordered mine feb 5 and received it yesterday if it helps any.
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kgbrown247 said:
I ordered mine feb 5 and received it yesterday if it helps any.
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I consider that good news for 9th orders. Means that the promised 3rd March shipping date is still realistic.
Edit: Actually, bad news. Means I'll have to start checking the pre-order site multiple times a day now out of sheer compulsive curiousity.
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My Feb 9th order has shipped

I realize that Notion is a small company, but how can they think they will stay in business when people can't figure out how to order or have to wait a ton?
I like the idea of the Adam, but not the idea of waiting to pre-order then waiting a month or more for my unit.
So is it worth the wait?

Depends on what your needs/wants are in a tablet.
I came to the decision of handing my money over to Notion Ink instead of any other company for the following reasons:
- 2 x Full USB 2.0 Ports
- Tegra 2
- 6 Physical Buttons (4 on the face, Back button and Power button on the side)
- Full HDMI Out
- Ergonomical Design
- Promise of Honeycomb
- $425 price tag

I too am wondering if this tablet is worth the wait. I ordered mine Feb 14 and I am tired of waiting. My original estimated ship date was now pushed back to 3/3-3/10. This is insane. I have no idea how these guys intend to run a successful company doing business like this. This is absolutely unacceptable. If this estimated ship date is pushed back one more time I am going to cancel my order. And if they give me any sh*t going that route I'll simply refute the charges and let my AMEX deal with this B.S.
Of course, I hope I don't have to go that route and I hope I will receive an email shortly telling me my Adam has shipped. I really want this device but refuse to wait around like a scorned lover begging for attention. I'm paying good money. It's not like I won this thing in a contest and am waiting on them to ship one once they have extras. This is INSANE!!!

I bought the Adam because of the reasons I posted above. No other company is putting a tablet out that offers the same functionality.
With that said....
There is a BIG reason why they are calling this a "PRE-ORDER". They are a small company, they did not have the money and means to start mass producing these. But from what we read from Rohan they are growing quickly and starting to strategically plan for a larger roll out that also includes better support.
Adam is their first product, they are dedicating resources towards designing the next one. This kind of innovation is a beautiful thing. I don't understand how people "expect" this ordering experience to be similar to that of purchasing an Apple or Motorola product.

What are the price-points of the various options?
My friend and I both just recently signed up for pre-orders but who knows when the next batch will roll out....just trying to plan ahead!
Thanks.

Of course I wouldn't expect it to be like buying an Apple or Moto product. The surprising part is their website is a little too filled with mystery. The tech audience in general is not a patient bunch and signing up for unknown pre order dates and long waits wont fly with everyone. For their own sake I hope they can step up production a bit. I do believe their pricing is very good from what I could find but having to google them vs being front and center on their site is kinda lame.
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anyone know when is this tablet going to be release so i can order it and not have to wait for an unknown delivery date? kinda messed up how they are doing this with the preorders. i cant find a release date anywhere...

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I believe Notion Ink has finished taking orders for their 2nd pre-order.
http://store.notionink.com/subscribe.php
This link gets you on their list of people who have interest in purchasing one. If they have any left to sell they will contact you.
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Thank you I been looking all over for this

Delay

Aww just got delayed I believe for shipping. Ordered on the 14th and got the email
Dear Customer
Greetings from Notion Ink!
We would like to inform you that we have started shipping your device from the 4th of March and will be dispatching them in batches until the 14th of March.
Please note that as a standard procedure, after the devices are dispatched from our factory, it takes upto 48 hours for transportation to the port, customs clearance before the shipments can be forwarded to international destinations.
You will be able to use your order number to track your Adam once our logistics partners process your order for dispatch. They will contact you about the same once this has been done.
We really appreciate your patience in this matter and we will keep you updated about the process.

I got it too. I ordered on the 10th.
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I got it too. I ordered on the 10th.
Same

Same here, ordered 10th

** ESTIMATED ** Shipping date...
"PRE" Orders by experience may take much longer to deliver.
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I ordered on the 9th and just got the same email. Kind of B.S. since I've been reading reports of people ordering the 9th and receiving shipping confirmations as early as the 5th. 15 months of waiting for this thing, another week can't be that bad, but damn it sucks...

Just got update from NI. My Pixel QI + Wifi has shipped!

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Just got update from NI. My Pixel QI + Wifi has shipped!
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WOW thats good 14th feb order shipped. I checked after seeing that and I also got shipment under process. Thanks for the up.

Don't be fooled by the "Shipment under process" - this does NOT mean your Adam has shipped. Until you have a TNT tracking number - assume it hasn't.
Now, I really don't want to call NI liars, without having the full information, but the reality is that the spreadsheet created by NIA members contains 800+ entries for PO2 orders. NI said that they are shipping in batches "every day, until 14/Mar". But the spreadsheets have NOT been updated at that rate - there's still only 120 entries that have shipped.
One might say, that relying on spreadsheet data is not a good idea, because data gets stale and not updated, etc. But the fact is, scine ESD changed to "Shipment under process", 170 people have already update their entries in two days - hence, I assume that any other change would have been recorded as quickly - or at least there would be some signs that there is at least ONE extra item shipped. This leads me to conclusion that Adams were NOT shipped in batches "every day".
As for the current status not meaning that it's "shipped" - well, for one it doesn't say "shipped", but there's also the case that it changed around the same time (weekday+time) as the ESD changed 25/Feb-10/Mar -> 3/Mar-10/Mar which, given all the other unclear communication history from NI, makes me suspect that this change is an automated change.
Once again, repeat after me: the order is NOT shipped until you have a TNT tracking number.

Hey guys!
I just wanted to celebrate the 1 month anniversary of my notion ink adam with you all.
1 month ordering anniversary that is

PO3? Future, cancellations, iPad2 or any other alternative Tablet, consider this..
Seriousness to consider, if they haven't already shipped, or at least aren't already built in the factory, delays could be worse.
With recent events in Japan, maker of many IC chips used in most electronics, production has been affected.
If they don't already have everything to assemble current Adams, indefinite delays are to come.
Those waiting to order an Adam after PO2, may have a long wait if they don't already have them assembled or ready to assemble.
This delay will affect even iPad2 and other tablets/devices, prices may even sky rocket.
-CC

Bah, I'm really hoping they are on their way soon. However, I won't be surprised either way : /

See it's that we are not understanding how time is calculated..
When they said in the email 48 hours from the 14th, they meant divided into 8 hour work days.. So that is roughly 6 working days +/+
Perhaps next week..
-CC
EDIT: [10:28] <Tachyon1> clockcycle|awy: unless you ask again, in which case it will be "In 48 hrs" again.

clockcycle said:
Seriousness to consider, if they haven't already shipped, or at least aren't already built in the factory, delays could be worse.
With recent events in Japan, maker of many IC chips used in most electronics, production has been affected.
If they don't already have everything to assemble current Adams, indefinite delays are to come.
Those waiting to order an Adam after PO2, may have a long wait if they don't already have them assembled or ready to assemble.
This delay will affect even iPad2 and other tablets/devices, prices may even sky rocket.
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The delay is more likely on Pixel Qi's part. And, divining from their website (www-dot-pixelqi-dot-com/), Pixel Qi's manufacturing facility is in Taipei. Thus, it is likely NOT affected (directly.) I really think that NI has all the parts, EXCEPT FOR the PQi screens.
Just my opinion, based on reviewing the spreadsheet OFFICIAL Mirrors:
1: tiny-dot-cc/NI-tracker-na
2: tiny-dot-cc/NI-tracker-nih
3: tiny-dot-cc/NI-Wordpress​
(I could be wrong, but I really doubt it.)

Payed on 11th December, still not arrived.
LCD version. Payed on 11th December, still not arrived!
Preordersupport wrote about customs clearance problems and keeps silence for more than 3 weeks.

Silence is broken
http://notionink.wordpress.com/2011/03/29/breaking-the-silence/

News: HTC One supply issues improve 'significantly': HTC seeing a big turnaround

HTC Corp. is likely to see a sharp rise in revenues during the current quarter thanks to the improving supply of its newest flagship smartphone, according to a U.S. brokerage firm. J.P. Morgan Securities
"We have previously said that the new 'One' is HTC's last chance for a turnaround -- we now think HTC has done enough to at least see a mini-turnaround," J.P. Morgan analyst Alvin Kwock wrote in a note to clients dated April 11.
The brokerage firm's latest checks suggested that HTC's supply issues "have significantly improved in the last two weeks" and the company's second-quarter revenue is likely to rise over 50 percent from last quarter, he said.
HTC has helped its supply chain in terms of new vendor qualification, technology transfer and volume increase over the past few weeks, so the HTC One shipments are estimated to rise from 300,000 units in March to 1.2 million units in April and over 2 million units in May, Kwock said.
Source http://focustaiwan.tw/news/ast/201304140003.aspx

Well it's about time. Here in the Middle East everyone has been clamoring for the phone on their Facebook account and they still can't give a concrete date. Very sorry state of affairs. The S4 has a fixed release date of April 26th.

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Well it's about time. Here in the Middle East everyone has been clamoring for the phone on their Facebook account and they still can't give a concrete date. Very sorry state of affairs. The S4 has a fixed release date of April 26th.
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Things look positive!
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Think HTC need to learn that they should be selling more of the same phone and not put more models on the shelf. Customers want better support for the product they buy, not see a new one come out every 2-3 month. I hope HTC is moving towards less model but better support philosophy, cos I really want to trust them again and buy the One

North American launch cancelled

I have just received notification that the Indiegogo N. American launch has been cancelled due to manufacturing delays. I am not personally that affected as I already have a phone and had only ordered the wireless charger through the Indiegogo campaign. However it is disappointing for the growth of Yota in general as getting this phone (which I am still impressed with after several months) into the hands of N. American consumers would have been great to increase its visibility in a large market.

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I have just received notification that the Indiegogo N. American launch has been cancelled due to manufacturing delays. I am not personally that affected as I already have a phone and had only ordered the wireless charger through the Indiegogo campaign. However it is disappointing for the growth of Yota in general as getting this phone (which I am still impressed with after several months) into the hands of N. American consumers would have been great to increase its visibility in a large market.
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Wow. How disappointing. I was supposed to get a free Yotaphone because of my application. People will be super pissed..
Manufacturing delays sounds like a bad excuse. They could have easily postponed the release if it was just a simple delay.

Disappointing indeed. Also the community could benefit from being a bit larger.
I ordered mine almost a month ago, from the swedish yotaphone site. One week without any info. One more week with the support trying to find out what's wrong.
Turned out that they were out and did not expect any more in until mid august.
Me being a bit impatient cancelled my order and bought a brand new on ebay for 4/5 of the price.
Then one more week trying to get a refund...
Anyway - got mine a week ago and am very glad for it.
Odd if they cancelled it though, and not just postponed it a bit

frejac said:
Disappointing indeed. Also the community could benefit from being a bit larger.
I ordered mine almost a month ago, from the swedish yotaphone site. One week without any info. One more week with the support trying to find out what's wrong.
Turned out that they were out and did not expect any more in until mid august.
Me being a bit impatient cancelled my order and bought a brand new on ebay for 4/5 of the price.
Then one more week trying to get a refund...
Anyway - got mine a week ago and am very glad for it.
Odd if they cancelled it though, and not just postponed it a bit
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Agreed, the community could have used US users. But now that I've read more about the story the delay would have been months. Yota is planning to release a new device next year, so releasing an outdated device just before launching the new model would've been bad. So in that sense I understand their decision to cancel the launch altogether. This is such a PR nightmare that the decision must not have come easy.
I contacted them about my free device, and they said that they are keeping their promise about it. I was going for the international model anyway.

I am a US customer and I went ahead and took the option to get the international YD201 and join the community. It seems like not having LTE is a worthwhile sacrifice to get my hands on the phone as well as the advantage of being on the same firmware and software as the community here so I can join in helping with debugging and now know there is already a custom recovery and root method available for the device I will receive. I look forward to joining the community as one of the few US users.